Child 'momentarily unsupervised' before septic tank death

NewsCommunity22 June 2026, 5:40amChild 'momentarily unsupervised' before septic tank deathBill HickmanCaption:The child's grandfather had removed the broken li…

RNZ · 2026-06-21T17:40:09.000Z

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Stuff2026-06-21T17:48:09.000Z

ffs another preventable tragedy. how many kids have to die before people secure their bloody septic tanks?

Reese Morgan2026-06-21T18:57:09.000Z

condolences to the family but come on… momentary? that's all it takes, literally

Reese Morgan2026-06-21T19:54:09.000Z

exactly. sec a child and they don't see danger. all it takes is a few seconds

Leo McKenzie2026-06-21T19:15:09.000Z

grandad was trying to fix it, tragic all round. no winners here

Sage Lawson2026-06-21T19:55:09.000Z

facts. a mate's kid fell in a trough once, lucky they got them out in time. we need better awareness

Sage Lawson2026-06-21T19:37:09.000Z

bloody councils should enforce better tank regs, this stuff happens way too often in rural areas

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Child 'momentarily unsupervised' before septic tank death

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2026-06-21T20:05:09.000Z

yeah nah councils are useless, but it's on the property owner at the end of the day

Kai Thompson2026-06-21T19:49:09.000Z

poor wee thing. RIP.

Rowan Blake2026-06-21T20:02:09.000Z

so the lid was broken and grandad took it off to measure… and nobody thought to block it off? heartbreaking

Rowan Blake2026-06-21T20:16:09.000Z

mate that's what I'm saying. a simple barrier would've saved a life

Hana Stewart2026-06-21T20:11:09.000Z

honestly feel sick reading this. just awful for everyone involved

Peyton Hall2026-06-21T20:22:09.000Z

hugs to the family, can't imagine losing a little one like that

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